Weapons That Made Britain
Weapons That Made Britain is a 2004 TV documentary series broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK.
It was made by independent production company Lion Television (now part of All3media) for Channel 4. It was presented by film fight coordinator and medieval weapons trainer, Mike Loades. The Executive Producer across the series was Bill Locke. [1]
The 5 × 1 hour series explores different weapons and defensive technologies related to key historical events. Throughout the programmes, Mike Loades visits pivotal battlefields, historical buildings and museums and talks with historians and weapons specialists. The series included re-enactments and scientific experiments to test some of the principal weapons, defensive tools and armour of medieval Britain.
Episodes
- Episode 1: Sword
- Producer and Director Tanya Cheadle
- Episode 2: The Longbow
- Producer and Director Sabine Pusch
- Episode 3: The Lance
- Producer and Director George Pagliero
- Episode 4: Shield
- Producer and Director Peter Sommer
- Episode 5: Armour
- Producer and Director Tom McCarthy
References
- ↑ "Weapons That Made Britain". Radio Times website.
- Woolaston, Sam (12 July 2004). "Nothing new under the sun". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
External links
- Weapons That Made Britain on IMDb Search this movie on
- "Weapons That Made Britain (TV series)". BFI. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- "The Battlefield: Landport Bottom". The Sussex Archaeological Society. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- "Television: Saturday, July 31 TV Choice". The Times. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- Official websiteMike Loades
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